Child’s Rice Rat vs Gartenspitzmaus

Nephelomys childi compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gartenspitzmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Crocidura
Species	Nephelomys childi	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gartenspitzmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gartenspitzmaus
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.

Gartenspitzmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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.