Child’s Rice Rat vs Species code: Aa

Nephelomys childi compared with Amphibolis antarctica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Species code: Aa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Amphibolis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Amphibolis antarctica

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Aa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Species code: Aa
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.

Species code: Aa

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.