Child’s Rice Rat vs Goose Barnacle

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepas anserifera

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Goose Barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Goose Barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pedunculata (Pedunculata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepadidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepas
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepas anserifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goose Barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Goose Barnacle
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.

Goose Barnacle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.