Child’s Rice Rat vs Waved Silk-moss

Nephelomys childi compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Plagiothecium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.