Child’s Rice Rat vs Spring Polypore

Nephelomys childi compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lentinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Spring Polypore
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 Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.