Child’s Rice Rat vs Little Indian Field Mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Mus booduga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Little Indian 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	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mus booduga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Little Indian Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Little Indian 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.

Little Indian 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.