Child’s Rice Rat vs Pointed Caper White

Nephelomys childi compared with Belenois gidica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pointed Caper White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Belenois
Species	Nephelomys childi	Belenois gidica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pointed Caper White
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.

Pointed Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.