Child’s Rice Rat vs Sharp-tailed Starling

Nephelomys childi compared with Lamprotornis acuticaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sharp-tailed Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Sturnidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lamprotornis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lamprotornis acuticaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Sharp-tailed Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-tailed Starling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sharp-tailed Starling
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-tailed Starling

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.