Child’s Rice Rat vs Grant s Micaelamys

Nephelomys childi compared with Micaelamys granti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Grant s Micaelamys
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Micaelamys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Micaelamys granti

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Grant s Micaelamys share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Grant s Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Grant s Micaelamys
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.

Grant s Micaelamys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.