Child’s Rice Rat vs Hyrcanian Field Mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Apodemus hyrcanicus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Hyrcanian Field Mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Apodemus hyrcanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Hyrcanian Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
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.

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

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.