Child’s Rice Rat vs Cuban Pine Toad

Nephelomys childi compared with Peltophryne cataulaciceps

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Cuban Pine Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cuban Pine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cricetidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Peltophryne
Species	Nephelomys childi	Peltophryne cataulaciceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Cuban Pine Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Pine Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cuban Pine Toad
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 Pine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.