Child’s Rice Rat vs Percival's spiny mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Acomys percivali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Percival's spiny 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	Acomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Acomys percivali

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Percival's spiny mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Percival's spiny 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.

Percival's spiny 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.