Child’s Rice Rat vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Nephelomys childi compared with Mustela lutreolina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Nephelomys	Mustela
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mustela lutreolina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
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.

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

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.