Child’s Rice Rat vs Small shell ginger

Nephelomys childi compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Alpinia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.