Child’s Rice Rat vs smooth dock

Nephelomys childi compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rumex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	smooth dock
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.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.