Blue stingray vs Child’s Rice Rat

Dasyatis pastinaca compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Blue stingray is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue stingray	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dasyatis	Nephelomys
Species	Dasyatis pastinaca	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue stingray

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue stingray	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue stingray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blue stingray

The Blue stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a species in the genus Dasyatis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.