Child’s Rice Rat vs Stalked Rosette

Nephelomys childi compared with Cotylidia undulata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Stalked Rosette is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Stalked Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cotylidia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cotylidia undulata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stalked Rosette

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Stalked Rosette
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.

Stalked Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.