Child’s Rice Rat vs Variable Chafer

Nephelomys childi compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gnorimus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.