Child’s Rice Rat vs Garlic Parachute

Nephelomys childi compared with Mycetinis alliaceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Garlic Parachute
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mycetinis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mycetinis alliaceus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Garlic Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Garlic Parachute
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.

Garlic Parachute

Habitat

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

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.