Child’s Rice Rat vs Devilshead

Nephelomys childi compared with Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Devilshead
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Caryophyllales (石竹目)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Echinocactus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Devilshead
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.

Devilshead

Habitat

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

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.