Child’s Rice Rat vs Jungle Shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Suncus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.