Child’s Rice Rat vs Wasp

Nephelomys childi compared with Chrysocharis pubicornis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Eulophidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chrysocharis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Chrysocharis pubicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Wasp
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.

Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.