Child’s Rice Rat vs scratch grass

Nephelomys childi compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.