Child’s Rice Rat vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Notomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Notomys fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Dusky Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dusky Hopping Mouse
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.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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.