Child’s Rice Rat vs Leightons linsang

Nephelomys childi compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Leightons linsang
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Viverridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Poiana
Species	Nephelomys childi	Poiana leightoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Leightons linsang
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.

Leightons linsang

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.