Child’s Rice Rat vs Veiny geranium

Nephelomys childi compared with Geranium versicolor

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Veiny geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Veiny geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Geranium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Geranium versicolor

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Veiny geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Veiny geranium
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.

Veiny geranium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (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.