Child’s Rice Rat vs Smalltooth stingray

Nephelomys childi compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypanus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Smalltooth stingray
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.

Smalltooth stingray

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.