Child’s Rice Rat vs Raya atigrada

Nephelomys childi compared with Bathyraja magellanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Raya atigrada
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Bathyraja
Species	Nephelomys childi	Bathyraja magellanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Raya atigrada share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Raya atigrada

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Raya atigrada
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.

Raya atigrada

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

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.