Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser devilray

Nephelomys childi compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mobula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser devilray
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 devilray

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.