Child’s Rice Rat vs Noah's arch

Nephelomys childi compared with Arca noae

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Noah's arch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Noah's arch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arcida (Arcida)
Family	Cricetidae	Arcidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Arca
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arca noae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Noah's arch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Noah's arch
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.

Noah's arch

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.