Child’s Rice Rat vs European water vole

Nephelomys childi compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	European water vole
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 same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Arvicola
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	European water vole
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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.