Child’s Rice Rat vs small heath

Nephelomys childi compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nephelomys	Coenonympha
Species	Nephelomys childi	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	small heath
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.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 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.

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.