Child’s Rice Rat vs Gato Montés Común

Nephelomys childi compared with Leopardus geoffroyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gato Montés Común
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Leopardus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leopardus geoffroyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Gato Montés Común share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gato Montés Común

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gato Montés Común
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.

Gato Montés Común

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.