Child’s Rice Rat vs Long-tailed Hermit

Nephelomys childi compared with Phaethornis superciliosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Long-tailed Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phaethornis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phaethornis superciliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Long-tailed Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Long-tailed Hermit
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-tailed Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.