Child’s Rice Rat vs Desert Hare.

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepus tibetanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Desert Hare.
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepus tibetanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Hare.

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Desert Hare.
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.

Desert Hare.

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.