Child’s Rice Rat vs rough top shell

Nephelomys childi compared with Jujubinus exasperatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while rough top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	rough top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Jujubinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Jujubinus exasperatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and rough top shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

rough top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	rough top shell
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.

rough top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) and Europe (7 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.