Child’s Rice Rat vs desert warthog

Nephelomys childi compared with Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	desert warthog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Nephelomys	Phacochoerus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

desert warthog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	desert warthog
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 warthog

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.