Child’s Rice Rat vs Fire Birch

Nephelomys childi compared with Betula populifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fire Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Fagales (อันดับก่อ)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Betula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Betula populifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fire Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fire Birch
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.

Fire Birch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, United Kingdom, 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.