Child’s Rice Rat vs Vinegar Cup

Nephelomys childi compared with Helvella acetabulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Vinegar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Helvella
Species	Nephelomys childi	Helvella acetabulum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Vinegar Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Vinegar Cup
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.

Vinegar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.