Child’s Rice Rat vs Grass Coqui

Nephelomys childi compared with Eleutherodactylus brittoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Grass Coqui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cricetidae	Eleutherodactylidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Eleutherodactylus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Eleutherodactylus brittoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Grass Coqui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Grass Coqui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Grass Coqui
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.

Grass Coqui

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.