Child’s Rice Rat vs Northern Pika

Nephelomys childi compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Northern Pika
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cricetidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ochotona
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ochotona hyperborea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Northern Pika
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.

Northern Pika

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.