Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser Treefrog

Nephelomys childi compared with Dendropsophus minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cricetidae	Hylidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dendropsophus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dendropsophus minutus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Treefrog
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 Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in 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.