Child’s Rice Rat vs Scaled Antbird

Nephelomys childi compared with Drymophila squamata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Scaled Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Drymophila
Species	Nephelomys childi	Drymophila squamata

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Scaled Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scaled Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Scaled Antbird
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.

Scaled Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.