Child’s Rice Rat vs Diable de mer japonais

Nephelomys childi compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Diable de mer japonais is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Diable de mer japonais
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mobula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Diable de mer japonais share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Diable de mer japonais

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Diable de mer japonais
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.

Diable de mer japonais

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.