Child’s Rice Rat vs Panama Slender Opossum

Nephelomys childi compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Marmosops
Species	Nephelomys childi	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Panama Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Panama Slender Opossum
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.

Panama Slender Opossum

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.