Child’s Rice Rat vs Crow-billed Drongo

Nephelomys childi compared with Dicrurus annectens

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Crow-billed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Crow-billed Drongo
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.

Crow-billed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

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.