Child’s Rice Rat vs Hover fly

Nephelomys childi compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Eumerus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.