Child’s Rice Rat vs Sinoper Lichen

Nephelomys childi compared with Acarospora sinopica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sinoper Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Acarosporaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Acarospora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Acarospora sinopica

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sinoper Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sinoper Lichen
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.

Sinoper Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.