Child’s Rice Rat vs sharp-angled cone

Nephelomys childi compared with Conus acutangulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	sharp-angled cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Conidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Conus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Conus acutangulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and sharp-angled cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

sharp-angled cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	sharp-angled cone
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.

sharp-angled cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in South Africa.

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.