Child’s Rice Rat vs Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Nephelomys childi compared with Hemitriccus furcatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
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	Hemitriccus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hemitriccus furcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
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 Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.