Child’s Rice Rat vs Waxy Crust

Nephelomys childi compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Vuilleminia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, 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.