Child’s Rice Rat vs Lobed stingaree

Nephelomys childi compared with Urolophus lobatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lobed stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Urolophidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Urolophus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Urolophus lobatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lobed stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lobed stingaree
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.

Lobed stingaree

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.