Child’s Rice Rat vs Dark Pincertail

Nephelomys childi compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Onychogomphus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dark Pincertail
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.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.