Child’s Rice Rat vs Sharpe's Wren

Nephelomys childi compared with Cinnycerthia olivascens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sharpe's Wren
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Troglodytidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cinnycerthia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cinnycerthia olivascens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sharpe's Wren

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sharpe's Wren
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.

Sharpe's Wren

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia