Child’s Rice Rat vs Marmota De Cola Larga

Nephelomys childi compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Marmota De Cola Larga
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	Marmota
Species	Nephelomys childi	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Marmota De Cola Larga share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marmota De Cola Larga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Marmota De Cola Larga
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.

Marmota De Cola Larga

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.