Child’s Rice Rat vs Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Nephelomys childi compared with Chilonatalus micropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Natalidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chilonatalus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chilonatalus micropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
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.

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia