Child’s Rice Rat vs Thinleaf false brome

Nephelomys childi compared with Brachypodium phoenicoides

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Thinleaf false brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Thinleaf false brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Brachypodium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Brachypodium phoenicoides

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thinleaf false brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Thinleaf false brome
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.

Thinleaf false brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.