Child’s Rice Rat vs Variable Webcap

Nephelomys childi compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Child’s Rice Rat Variable Webcap
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Fungi (菌界)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order Rodentia (ネズミ目) Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family Cricetidae Cortinariaceae
Genus Nephelomys Cortinarius
Species Nephelomys childi Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Child’s Rice Rat Variable Webcap
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.

Variable Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Variable Webcap

No description available.

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