Child’s Rice Rat vs Gefleckte Feldmaus

Nephelomys childi compared with Akodon varius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Gefleckte Feldmaus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gefleckte Feldmaus
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	Nephelomys	Akodon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Akodon varius

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Gefleckte Feldmaus share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gefleckte Feldmaus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gefleckte Feldmaus
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.

Gefleckte Feldmaus

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.