Child’s Rice Rat vs Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

Nephelomys childi compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Acleris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler
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.

Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.