Child’s Rice Rat vs Violet Domecap

Nephelomys childi compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Calocybe
Species	Nephelomys childi	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Domecap
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 Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.