Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser Capybara

Nephelomys childi compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Capybara
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	Caviidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hydrochoerus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Lesser Capybara share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia