Child’s Rice Rat vs Maid

Nephelomys childi compared with Urobatis jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Maid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Urobatis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Urobatis jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Maid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Maid
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.

Maid

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.