Child’s Rice Rat vs Large-eared Hutia

Nephelomys childi compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mesocapromys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

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.