Child’s Rice Rat vs Spinose skate

Nephelomys childi compared with Breviraja spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Spinose skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rajidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Breviraja
Species	Nephelomys childi	Breviraja spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spinose skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Spinose skate
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.

Spinose skate

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.