Child’s Rice Rat vs Mérida Oryzomys

Nephelomys childi compared with Nephelomys meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mérida Oryzomys
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 same	Nephelomys	Nephelomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Nephelomys meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Mérida Oryzomys share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nephelomys.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mérida Oryzomys
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.

Mérida Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia