Child’s Rice Rat vs Jutia conga

Nephelomys childi compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Jutia conga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Capromyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Capromys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Capromys pilorides

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Jutia conga share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jutia conga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Jutia conga
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.

Jutia conga

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.