Child’s Rice Rat vs Rufous-capped Antthrush

Nephelomys childi compared with Formicarius colma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rufous-capped Antthrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Formicariidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Formicarius
Species	Nephelomys childi	Formicarius colma

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Rufous-capped Antthrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-capped Antthrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rufous-capped Antthrush
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.

Rufous-capped Antthrush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia