cardinal beetle vs Child’s Rice Rat

Pyrochroa serraticornis compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• cardinal beetle is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardinal beetle	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pyrochroidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pyrochroa	Nephelomys
Species	Pyrochroa serraticornis	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

cardinal beetle and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

cardinal beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardinal beetle	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardinal beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

cardinal beetle

The Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) is a species in the genus Pyrochroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.