Child’s Rice Rat vs Daurian Hedgehog

Nephelomys childi compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mesechinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mesechinus dauuricus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Daurian Hedgehog
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.

Daurian Hedgehog

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.