Child’s Rice Rat vs gray mouse lemur

Nephelomys childi compared with Microcebus murinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	gray mouse lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Microcebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Microcebus murinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and gray mouse lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

gray mouse lemur

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	gray mouse lemur
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.

gray mouse lemur

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.