Child’s Rice Rat vs small twisted moss

Nephelomys childi compared with Tortella humilis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while small twisted moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	small twisted moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tortella
Species	Nephelomys childi	Tortella humilis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

small twisted moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	small twisted moss
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.

small twisted moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, 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.