Child’s Rice Rat vs Poto Dorado

Nephelomys childi compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Poto Dorado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Poto Dorado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Arctocebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Poto Dorado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Poto Dorado
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.

Poto Dorado

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.