Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser Chiruromys

Nephelomys childi compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Rodentia (قوارض)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Chiruromys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chiruromys vates

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Lesser Chiruromys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (قوارض)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.