Child’s Rice Rat vs Coppery Sprite

Nephelomys childi compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Arielulus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Coppery Sprite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

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.