Child’s Rice Rat vs Geranium aphid

Nephelomys childi compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Geranium aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Aphididae
Genus	Nephelomys	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.