Child’s Rice Rat vs Williamson's Emerald

Nephelomys childi compared with Somatochlora williamsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Williamson's Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Somatochlora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Somatochlora williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Williamson's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Williamson's Emerald
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.

Williamson's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.