Child’s Rice Rat vs Narrowtail stingray

Nephelomys childi compared with Pastinachus gracilicaudus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Narrowtail stingray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Narrowtail stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pastinachus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pastinachus gracilicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Narrowtail stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Narrowtail stingray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Narrowtail stingray
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.

Narrowtail stingray

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.