Child’s Rice Rat vs Cryptic Bumblebee

Nephelomys childi compared with Bombus cryptarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cryptic Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Nephelomys	Bombus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Bombus cryptarum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cryptic Bumblebee
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.

Cryptic Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.