Child’s Rice Rat vs Giant Jumping Rat

Nephelomys childi compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypogeomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

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.