Child’s Rice Rat vs Triple-spot Dwarf

Nephelomys childi compared with Elachista maculicerusella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Triple-spot Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Elachista
Species	Nephelomys childi	Elachista maculicerusella

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Triple-spot Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Triple-spot Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Triple-spot Dwarf
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.

Triple-spot Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.