Child’s Rice Rat vs Variable Dancer

Nephelomys childi compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Odonata (Libellen)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Argia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.