Child’s Rice Rat vs splendid brocade

Nephelomys childi compared with Lacanobia splendens

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while splendid brocade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	splendid brocade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lacanobia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lacanobia splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

splendid brocade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	splendid brocade
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.

splendid brocade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.