Child’s Rice Rat vs Hermit Thrush

Nephelomys childi compared with Catharus guttatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hermit Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Turdidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Catharus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Catharus guttatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hermit Thrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hermit Thrush
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.

Hermit Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.