Child’s Rice Rat vs Ogilby's Duiker

Nephelomys childi compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nephelomys	Cephalophus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cephalophus ogilbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Ogilby's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ogilby's Duiker
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.

Ogilby's Duiker

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.