Child’s Rice Rat vs Long-footed Treeshrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Tupaia longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Long-footed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Cricetidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tupaia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Tupaia longipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Long-footed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Long-footed Treeshrew
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.

Long-footed Treeshrew

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.