Child’s Rice Rat vs yellow flax

Nephelomys childi compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Linum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	yellow flax
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.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.

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.