Child’s Rice Rat vs Tantalus Monkey

Nephelomys childi compared with Chlorocebus tantalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Tantalus Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephelomys	Chlorocebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chlorocebus tantalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Tantalus Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tantalus Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Tantalus Monkey
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.

Tantalus Monkey

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.