Child’s Rice Rat vs Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Nephelomys childi compared with Carex projecta

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Loose-Headed Oval Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Carex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Carex projecta

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Loose-Headed Oval Sedge
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.

Loose-Headed Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.