Child’s Rice Rat vs Sap beetle

Nephelomys childi compared with Omosita discoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sap beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Omosita
Species	Nephelomys childi	Omosita discoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sap beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sap beetle
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.

Sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.