Black Drongo vs Child’s Rice Rat

Dicrurus macrocercus compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Drongo	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicruridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dicrurus	Nephelomys
Species	Dicrurus macrocercus	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Drongo and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Drongo	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black Drongo

The Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is a species in the genus Dicrurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.

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.