Child’s Rice Rat vs Species code: Hs

Nephelomys childi compared with Halophila stipulacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Alismatales (Froschlöffelartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Halophila
Species	Nephelomys childi	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.