Child’s Rice Rat vs Salento Iris

Nephelomys childi compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Iris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.