Child’s Rice Rat vs Deceiver

Nephelomys childi compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Deceiver is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Laccaria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Deceiver
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.

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.