Child’s Rice Rat vs Frosch-Binse

Nephelomys childi compared with Juncus ranarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Frosch-Binse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juncus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juncus ranarius

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Frosch-Binse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Frosch-Binse
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.

Frosch-Binse

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.