Child’s Rice Rat vs Sumatran Hog-badger

Nephelomys childi compared with Arctonyx hoevenii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sumatran Hog-badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nephelomys	Arctonyx
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arctonyx hoevenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Sumatran Hog-badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sumatran Hog-badger
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.

Sumatran Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.