Child’s Rice Rat vs Peruvian Laucha

Nephelomys childi compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Peruvian Laucha
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Calomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Calomys sorellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Peruvian Laucha share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

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.