Child’s Rice Rat vs Netted Mountain Moth

Nephelomys childi compared with Macaria carbonaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Netted Mountain Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Macaria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Macaria carbonaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Netted Mountain Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Netted Mountain Moth
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.

Netted Mountain Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.