Child’s Rice Rat vs livid cone

Nephelomys childi compared with Conus lividus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	livid cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Conidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Conus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Conus lividus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and livid cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

livid cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	livid cone
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.

livid cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.