Child’s Rice Rat vs Kai stingaree

Nephelomys childi compared with Urolophus kaianus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Kai stingaree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Kai stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Urolophus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Urolophus kaianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Kai stingaree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Kai stingaree
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.

Kai stingaree

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.