Child’s Rice Rat vs De Brazza s Monkey

Nephelomys childi compared with Cercopithecus neglectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	De Brazza s Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephelomys	Cercopithecus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cercopithecus neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and De Brazza s Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

De Brazza s Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	De Brazza s Monkey
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.

De Brazza s Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.