Child’s Rice Rat vs Silverfish

Nephelomys childi compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ctenolepisma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.