Child’s Rice Rat vs Heer Wolf Spider

Nephelomys childi compared with Hogna heeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Heer Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycosidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hogna
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hogna heeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Heer Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Heer Wolf Spider
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.

Heer Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.