Child’s Rice Rat vs New Guinea Bronzewing

Nephelomys childi compared with Henicophaps albifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	New Guinea Bronzewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Cricetidae	Columbidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Henicophaps
Species	Nephelomys childi	Henicophaps albifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea Bronzewing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	New Guinea Bronzewing
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.

New Guinea Bronzewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.