Child’s Rice Rat vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.