Child’s Rice Rat vs Violet Smut

Nephelomys childi compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Urocystis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet Smut
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 Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.