Child’s Rice Rat vs maquei

Nephelomys childi compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aristotelia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and 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.