Child’s Rice Rat vs Irene s Mountain Vole

Nephelomys childi compared with Neodon irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Irene s Mountain Vole
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Neodon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Neodon irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Irene s Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Irene s Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Irene s Mountain Vole
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.

Irene s Mountain Vole

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.