Child’s Rice Rat vs delicate

Nephelomys childi compared with Mythimna vitellina

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while delicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	delicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mythimna
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mythimna vitellina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

delicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	delicate
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.

delicate

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.