Child’s Rice Rat vs Purple-winged Roller

Nephelomys childi compared with Coracias temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Purple-winged Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Coraciidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Coracias
Species	Nephelomys childi	Coracias temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Purple-winged Roller share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Purple-winged Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Purple-winged Roller
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.

Purple-winged Roller

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.