Child’s Rice Rat vs Péramèle Du Désert

Nephelomys childi compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Péramèle Du Désert is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Péramèle Du Désert
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Perameles
Species	Nephelomys childi	Perameles eremiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Péramèle Du Désert

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Péramèle Du Désert
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.

Péramèle Du Désert

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.