Child’s Rice Rat vs Split Fibrecap

Nephelomys childi compared with Pseudosperma rimosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Split Fibrecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Inocybaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pseudosperma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pseudosperma rimosum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Split Fibrecap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Split Fibrecap
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.

Split Fibrecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.