Child’s Rice Rat vs king colobus

Nephelomys childi compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephelomys	Colobus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	king colobus
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.

king colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.