Child’s Rice Rat vs mountain cuscus

Nephelomys childi compared with Phalanger carmelitae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	mountain cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phalanger
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phalanger carmelitae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	mountain cuscus
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 cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.