Child’s Rice Rat vs Dusky-faced Tanager

Nephelomys childi compared with Mitrospingus cassinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dusky-faced Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Mitrospingidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mitrospingus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mitrospingus cassinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Dusky-faced Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky-faced Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dusky-faced Tanager
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.

Dusky-faced Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia