Child’s Rice Rat vs Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Nephelomys childi compared with Hemitriccus orbitatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hemitriccus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hemitriccus orbitatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant
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.

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.