Child’s Rice Rat vs Red-browed Firetail

Nephelomys childi compared with Neochmia temporalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-browed Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Neochmia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Neochmia temporalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-browed Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-browed Firetail
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.

Red-browed Firetail

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.