Child’s Rice Rat vs Mountain Coati

Nephelomys childi compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain Coati
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Nephelomys	Nasua
Species	Nephelomys childi	Nasua olivacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Mountain Coati share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.