Child’s Rice Rat vs Fawn-colored Mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Mus cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fawn-colored Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mus cervicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Fawn-colored Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fawn-colored Mouse
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.

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.