Child’s Rice Rat vs Winter Funnel

Nephelomys childi compared with Clitocybe brumalis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Winter Funnel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Winter Funnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Clitocybe
Species	Nephelomys childi	Clitocybe brumalis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Winter Funnel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Winter Funnel
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.

Winter Funnel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.