Child’s Rice Rat vs Graveyard beetle

Nephelomys childi compared with Rhizophagus parallelocollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Graveyard beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rhizophagus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Rhizophagus parallelocollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Graveyard beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Graveyard beetle
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.

Graveyard beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.