Child’s Rice Rat vs Juan Fernandez fur seal

Nephelomys childi compared with Arctocephalus philippii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Juan Fernandez fur seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Otariidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Arctocephalus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arctocephalus philippii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Juan Fernandez fur seal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Juan Fernandez fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Juan Fernandez fur seal
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.

Juan Fernandez fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia