Child’s Rice Rat vs Small Tabby

Nephelomys childi compared with Aglossa caprealis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Small Tabby is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Small Tabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aglossa
Species	Nephelomys childi	Aglossa caprealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small Tabby

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Small Tabby
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 Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.