Child’s Rice Rat vs Star Dapperling

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepiota
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Star Dapperling
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.

Star Dapperling

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.