Child’s Rice Rat vs Dot-tailed Whiteface

Nephelomys childi compared with Leucorrhinia intacta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dot-tailed Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Leucorrhinia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leucorrhinia intacta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dot-tailed Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dot-tailed Whiteface
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.

Dot-tailed Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.