Child’s Rice Rat vs Upper Crust

Nephelomys childi compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Amaurodon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Upper Crust
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.

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.