Child’s Rice Rat vs Paint-billed Crake

Nephelomys childi compared with Neocrex erythrops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Paint-billed Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rallidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Neocrex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Neocrex erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Paint-billed Crake share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Paint-billed Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Paint-billed Crake
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.

Paint-billed Crake

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia