Child’s Rice Rat vs Violet checkered beetle

Nephelomys childi compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family	Cricetidae	Cleridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Necrobia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Violet checkered beetle
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.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.