Child’s Rice Rat vs Fly

Nephelomys childi compared with Phytomyza hellebori

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phytomyza
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phytomyza hellebori

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fly
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.

Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.