Child’s Rice Rat vs Keen'S Myotis

Nephelomys childi compared with Myotis keenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Keen'S Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Myotis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Myotis keenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Keen'S Myotis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Keen'S Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Keen'S Myotis
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.

Keen'S Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.