Child’s Rice Rat vs Skin beetle

Nephelomys childi compared with Trogoderma angustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Skin beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Trogoderma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Trogoderma angustum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Skin beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Skin beetle
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.

Skin beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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.