Child’s Rice Rat vs Pèlopèe

Nephelomys childi compared with Sceliphron curvatum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Pèlopèe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pèlopèe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sceliphron
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sceliphron curvatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Pèlopèe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pèlopèe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pèlopèe
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.

Pèlopèe

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries).

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.