Child’s Rice Rat vs Robust Bracket

Nephelomys childi compared with Fomitiporia robusta

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Robust Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Robust Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Fomitiporia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Fomitiporia robusta

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Robust Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Robust Bracket
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.

Robust Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.