Child’s Rice Rat vs Louse

Nephelomys childi compared with Bovicola ovis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Trichodectidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Bovicola
Species	Nephelomys childi	Bovicola ovis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries) and North America (United States).

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.