Child’s Rice Rat vs Spring Hazelcup

Nephelomys childi compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Encoelia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.