Child’s Rice Rat vs Lined lanternshark

Nephelomys childi compared with Etmopterus dislineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lined lanternshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Etmopterus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Etmopterus dislineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lined lanternshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lined lanternshark
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.

Lined lanternshark

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.