Child’s Rice Rat vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Nephelomys childi compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nephelomys	Sciurotamias
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
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.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

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.