Child’s Rice Rat vs Eagle ray

Nephelomys childi compared with Myliobatis tenuicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eagle ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Myliobatis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Myliobatis tenuicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Eagle ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eagle ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eagle ray
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.

Eagle ray

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.