Child’s Rice Rat vs Souris Des Steppes

Nephelomys childi compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Souris Des Steppes
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Souris Des Steppes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Souris Des Steppes
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.

Souris Des Steppes

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.