Child’s Rice Rat vs Kroon's Skipper

Nephelomys childi compared with Calleagris krooni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Kroon's Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Calleagris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Calleagris krooni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Kroon's Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Kroon's Skipper
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.

Kroon's Skipper

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.