Child’s Rice Rat vs Worcester Crest

Nephelomys childi compared with Dichomeris ustalella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Worcester Crest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dichomeris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dichomeris ustalella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Worcester Crest

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Worcester Crest
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.

Worcester Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.