Child’s Rice Rat vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Nephelomys childi compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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	Echimyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Proechimys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Proechimys guyannensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Guyenne Spiny-rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.