Child’s Rice Rat vs Ratón-de abazones menor

Nephelomys childi compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ratón-de abazones menor
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Perognathus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Perognathus longimembris

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Ratón-de abazones menor share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ratón-de abazones menor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ratón-de abazones menor
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.

Ratón-de abazones menor

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.