Child’s Rice Rat vs Microphysid bug

Nephelomys childi compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Microphysidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Loricula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Microphysid bug
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.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, 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.