Child’s Rice Rat vs Slender Parasol

Nephelomys childi compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nephelomys	Macrolepiota
Species	Nephelomys childi	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender Parasol
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.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.