Child’s Rice Rat vs Tar spot

Nephelomys childi compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phyllachora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.