Child’s Rice Rat vs Murin de Escalera

Nephelomys childi compared with Myotis escalerai

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Murin de Escalera
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	Myotis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Myotis escalerai

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Murin de Escalera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Murin de Escalera
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.

Murin de Escalera

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.