Child’s Rice Rat vs Small Red Damsel

Nephelomys childi compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ceriagrion
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Small Red Damsel
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 Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.