Child’s Rice Rat vs Silverleaf nightshade

Nephelomys childi compared with Solanum elaeagnifolium

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Silverleaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Silverleaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Solanum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Solanum elaeagnifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Silverleaf nightshade
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.

Silverleaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (12 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.