Child’s Rice Rat vs iris gigot

Nephelomys childi compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while iris gigot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	iris gigot
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Iris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and iris gigot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

iris gigot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	iris gigot
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.

iris gigot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.