Child’s Rice Rat vs White Bully

Nephelomys childi compared with Sideroxylon salicifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	White Bully
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sideroxylon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sideroxylon salicifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

White Bully

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	White Bully
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.

White Bully

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.