Child’s Rice Rat vs grooved top shell

Nephelomys childi compared with Jujubinus striatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while grooved top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	grooved top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Jujubinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Jujubinus striatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	grooved top shell
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.

grooved top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

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.