Child’s Rice Rat vs Eurasian Least Shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Sorex minutissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eurasian Least Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sorex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sorex minutissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Eurasian Least Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Least Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eurasian Least Shrew
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.

Eurasian Least Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.