Child’s Rice Rat vs Rusty Dot

Nephelomys childi compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Crambidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Udea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.