Child’s Rice Rat vs Red-eyed Treefrog

Nephelomys childi compared with Agalychnis callidryas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-eyed Treefrog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllomedusidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Agalychnis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Agalychnis callidryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-eyed Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-eyed Treefrog
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-eyed Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.