Child’s Rice Rat vs Pale-faced Bare-eye

Nephelomys childi compared with Phlegopsis borbae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pale-faced Bare-eye
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phlegopsis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phlegopsis borbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Pale-faced Bare-eye share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bare-eye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pale-faced Bare-eye
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.

Pale-faced Bare-eye

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.