Child’s Rice Rat vs Thin Cord-moss

Nephelomys childi compared with Entosthodon attenuatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Thin Cord-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Thin Cord-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Cricetidae	Funariaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Entosthodon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Entosthodon attenuatus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thin Cord-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Thin Cord-moss
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.

Thin Cord-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.