Child’s Rice Rat vs Gilbert's dunnart

Nephelomys childi compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sminthopsis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Gilbert's dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gilbert's dunnart
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.

Gilbert's dunnart

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.