Child’s Rice Rat vs Eastern Pondhawk

Nephelomys childi compared with Erythemis simplicicollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eastern Pondhawk
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	Erythemis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Erythemis simplicicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eastern Pondhawk
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.

Eastern Pondhawk

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.