Child’s Rice Rat vs Fern scale

Nephelomys childi compared with Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Fern scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fern scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pinnaspis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pinnaspis aspidistrae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fern scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fern scale
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.

Fern scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries) and North America (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.