Child’s Rice Rat vs Tropical antechinus

Nephelomys childi compared with Antechinus adustus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Tropical antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Antechinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Antechinus adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tropical antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Tropical antechinus
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.

Tropical antechinus

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.