Child’s Rice Rat vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Nephelomys childi compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Large-eared Pied Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Large-eared Pied Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chalinolobus dwyeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Large-eared Pied Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Large-eared Pied Bat
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 Pied Bat

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.