Child’s Rice Rat vs Geschwänztes Murmeltier

Nephelomys childi compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nephelomys	Marmota
Species	Nephelomys childi	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Geschwänztes Murmeltier
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.

Geschwänztes Murmeltier

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.