Child’s Rice Rat vs Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

Nephelomys childi compared with Ochthoeca thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ochthoeca
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ochthoeca thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
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.

Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

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

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.