Child’s Rice Rat vs sumac

Nephelomys childi compared with Toxicodendron striatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Toxicodendron
Species	Nephelomys childi	Toxicodendron striatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	sumac
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.

sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia