Child’s Rice Rat vs Taiga Bluet

Nephelomys childi compared with Coenagrion resolutum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Taiga Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Coenagrion
Species	Nephelomys childi	Coenagrion resolutum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Taiga Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Taiga Bluet
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.

Taiga Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.