Child’s Rice Rat vs Mudworm

Nephelomys childi compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mudworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aporrectodea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Aporrectodea limicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.