Child’s Rice Rat vs Firecrest

Nephelomys childi compared with Regulus ignicapilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Firecrest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Regulidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Regulus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Regulus ignicapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Firecrest

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Firecrest
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.

Firecrest

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Firecrest

Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.