Child’s Rice Rat vs red underwing skipper

Nephelomys childi compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Spialia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	red underwing skipper
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 underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

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.