Child’s Rice Rat vs Sparrige Flockenblume

Nephelomys childi compared with Centaurea diffusa

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Sparrige Flockenblume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sparrige Flockenblume
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Centaurea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Centaurea diffusa

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sparrige Flockenblume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sparrige Flockenblume
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.

Sparrige Flockenblume

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.