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 (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	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. (ネズミ目)

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.