Child’s Rice Rat vs Slender Litter Frog

Nephelomys childi compared with Leptobrachella gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender Litter Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cricetidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Leptobrachella
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leptobrachella gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Slender Litter Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Litter Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender Litter Frog
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.

Slender Litter Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.