Child’s Rice Rat vs devil clam

Nephelomys childi compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	devil clam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Cricetidae	Cardiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tridacna
Species	Nephelomys childi	Tridacna mbalavuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.