Child’s Rice Rat vs mountain gorilla

Nephelomys childi compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	mountain gorilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Nephelomys	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

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.