Child’s Rice Rat vs Hellmayr's Pipit

Nephelomys childi compared with Anthus hellmayri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hellmayr's Pipit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Motacillidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Anthus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Anthus hellmayri

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Hellmayr's Pipit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hellmayr's Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hellmayr's Pipit
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.

Hellmayr's Pipit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.