Child’s Rice Rat vs Cryptic Forest-Falcon

Nephelomys childi compared with Micrastur mintoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cryptic Forest-Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Falconidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Micrastur
Species	Nephelomys childi	Micrastur mintoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Cryptic Forest-Falcon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Forest-Falcon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cryptic Forest-Falcon
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 Forest-Falcon

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.