Child’s Rice Rat vs Green lantern shark

Nephelomys childi compared with Etmopterus virens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Green lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Etmopterus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Etmopterus virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Green lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Green lantern shark
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.

Green lantern shark

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.