Child’s Rice Rat vs lesser mouse-deer

Nephelomys childi compared with Tragulus kanchil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tragulus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	lesser mouse-deer
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 mouse-deer

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.