Child’s Rice Rat vs Violet Bramble Rust

Nephelomys childi compared with Phragmidium violaceum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Violet Bramble Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Bramble Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phragmidium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phragmidium violaceum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Bramble Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Bramble Rust
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.

Violet Bramble Rust

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.