Child’s Rice Rat vs Jerine's Widow

Nephelomys childi compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nephelomys	Dingana
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.