Child’s Rice Rat vs Reticulated barnacle

Nephelomys childi compared with Amphibalanus reticulatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Reticulated barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Reticulated barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Cricetidae	Balanidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Amphibalanus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Amphibalanus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Reticulated barnacle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Reticulated barnacle
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.

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.