Child’s Rice Rat vs Gall midge

Nephelomys childi compared with Dasineura gentneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dasineura
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dasineura gentneri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.