Child’s Rice Rat vs Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Nephelomys childi compared with Actenoides concretus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rufous-collared Kingfisher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Alcedinidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Actenoides
Species	Nephelomys childi	Actenoides concretus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rufous-collared Kingfisher
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-collared Kingfisher

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.