Child’s Rice Rat vs Yeddo Spruce

Nephelomys childi compared with Picea jezoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Yeddo Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Picea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Picea jezoensis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yeddo Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Yeddo Spruce
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.

Yeddo Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.