Child’s Rice Rat vs Williams's Jerboa

Nephelomys childi compared with Scarturus williamsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Williams's Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Scarturus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Scarturus williamsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Williams's Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Williams's Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Williams's Jerboa
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.

Williams's Jerboa

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.