Child’s Rice Rat vs Headfly

Nephelomys childi compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Muscidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hydrotaea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.