Child’s Rice Rat vs Hooktail skate

Nephelomys childi compared with Dipturus oregoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hooktail skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rajidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dipturus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dipturus oregoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hooktail skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hooktail skate
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.

Hooktail skate

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.