Child’s Rice Rat vs Rayed Earthstar

Nephelomys childi compared with Geastrum quadrifidum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rayed Earthstar is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rayed Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Geastrum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Geastrum quadrifidum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rayed Earthstar

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rayed Earthstar
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.

Rayed Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.