Child’s Rice Rat vs scimitar-bean

Nephelomys childi compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Canavalia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.