Child’s Rice Rat vs red-necked wallaby

Nephelomys childi compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Nephelomys	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	red-necked wallaby
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-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

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.

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia