Child’s Rice Rat vs Northern Greater Galago

Nephelomys childi compared with Otolemur garnettii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Northern Greater Galago
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Galagidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Otolemur
Species	Nephelomys childi	Otolemur garnettii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Northern Greater Galago share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Northern Greater Galago
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.

Northern Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.