Child’s Rice Rat vs Wateree River Toadshade

Nephelomys childi compared with Trillium oostingii

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Wateree River Toadshade is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Wateree River Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Trillium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Trillium oostingii

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wateree River Toadshade

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Wateree River Toadshade
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.

Wateree River Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.