Child’s Rice Rat vs Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze

Nephelomys childi compared with Allochrocebus solatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Nephelomys	Allochrocebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Allochrocebus solatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze
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.

Gabun-Vollbartmeerkatze

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.