Child’s Rice Rat vs Red River hog

Nephelomys childi compared with Potamochoerus porcus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Red River hog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Nephelomys	Potamochoerus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Potamochoerus porcus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Red River hog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red River hog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Red River hog
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 River hog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.