Child’s Rice Rat vs Large False Serotine

Nephelomys childi compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Large False Serotine
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 False Serotine

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.