Child’s Rice Rat vs Two-Flowered Rush

Nephelomys childi compared with Juncus biglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Two-Flowered Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juncus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juncus biglumis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Two-Flowered Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Two-Flowered Rush
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.

Two-Flowered Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, 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.