Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Nephelomys childi compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Leontocebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia