Child’s Rice Rat vs Newstead scale

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Diaspididae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepidosaphes
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.