Child’s Rice Rat vs slit limpet

Nephelomys childi compared with Emarginula fissura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	slit limpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Cricetidae	Fissurellidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Emarginula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Emarginula fissura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

slit limpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	slit limpet
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.

slit limpet

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.