Child’s Rice Rat vs Fat-tailed Jird

Nephelomys childi compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Pachyuromys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.