Child’s Rice Rat vs Ocellated Thrasher

Nephelomys childi compared with Toxostoma ocellatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ocellated Thrasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Mimidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Toxostoma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Toxostoma ocellatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Thrasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ocellated Thrasher
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.

Ocellated Thrasher

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.