Child’s Rice Rat vs spring squill

Nephelomys childi compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Scilla
Species	Nephelomys childi	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	spring squill
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 squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.