Child’s Rice Rat vs Spring King

Nephelomys childi compared with Boletus rex-veris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring King
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Boletus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Boletus rex-veris

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spring King

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring King
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 King

Habitat

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

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.