Child’s Rice Rat vs Fork-tailed Drongo

Nephelomys childi compared with Dicrurus adsimilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-tailed Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Dicruridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dicrurus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dicrurus adsimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-tailed Drongo
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.

Fork-tailed Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.