Child’s Rice Rat vs String Sargassum

Nephelomys childi compared with Sargassum setifolium

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while String Sargassum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	String Sargassum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sargassum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sargassum setifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

String Sargassum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	String Sargassum
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.

String Sargassum

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.