Child’s Rice Rat vs Scrub Kauri

Nephelomys childi compared with Agathis ovata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Scrub Kauri is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Scrub Kauri
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Braconidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Agathis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Agathis ovata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Kauri

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Scrub Kauri
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.

Scrub Kauri

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.