Child’s Rice Rat vs Long Tom Widow

Nephelomys childi compared with Dingana angusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Long Tom Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nephelomys	Dingana
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dingana angusta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Long Tom Widow
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 Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.