Child’s Rice Rat vs Ray

Nephelomys childi compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Atlantoraja
Species	Nephelomys childi	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ray
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.

Ray

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.