Child’s Rice Rat vs Variable Pitohui

Nephelomys childi compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Oriolidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pitohui
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Pitohui
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 Pitohui

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.