Child’s Rice Rat vs Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Nephelomys childi compared with Cabassous tatouay

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cabassous
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cabassous tatouay

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Greater naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
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.

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

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.