Child’s Rice Rat vs Tractrac Chat

Nephelomys childi compared with Emarginata tractrac

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Tractrac Chat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Emarginata
Species	Nephelomys childi	Emarginata tractrac

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tractrac Chat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Tractrac Chat
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.

Tractrac Chat

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.