Child’s Rice Rat vs Figwort Rust

Nephelomys childi compared with Uromyces scrophulariae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Figwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Uromyces
Species	Nephelomys childi	Uromyces scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Figwort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Figwort Rust
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.

Figwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.