Child’s Rice Rat vs

Nephelomys childi compared with Euglena mutabilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Protozoa (โพรโทซัว)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Euglenida (Euglenida)
Family	Cricetidae	Euglenaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Euglena
Species	Nephelomys childi	Euglena mutabilis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Euglena mutabilis is a unicellular euglenid protist notable for its highly flexible cell body, capable of rapid shape changes through metaboly. It inhabits acidic freshwater environments, including acid mine drainage and bog pools with low pH. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis in light and absorbs dissolved organic compounds when light is absent.