Child’s Rice Rat vs Marsh tick

Nephelomys childi compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ixodes
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Marsh tick
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.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.