Child’s Rice Rat vs Fork-Tailed Flycatcher

Nephelomys childi compared with Tyrannus savana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-Tailed Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tyrannus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Tyrannus savana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fork-Tailed Flycatcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-Tailed Flycatcher
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 Flycatcher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Fork-Tailed Flycatcher

Fork-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia