Child’s Rice Rat vs Isopod

Nephelomys childi compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Porcellio
Species	Nephelomys childi	Porcellio dilatatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Isopod
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.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.