Child’s Rice Rat vs Slender lungfish

Nephelomys childi compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Protopterus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Slender lungfish
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 lungfish

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.