Child’s Rice Rat vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Nephelomys childi compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Child’s Rice Rat Chinese Shrew Mole
Kingdom same Animalia (동물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum same Chordata (척삭동물) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same Mammalia (포유류) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Rodentia (설치류) Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)
Family Cricetidae Talpidae
Genus Nephelomys Uropsilus
Species Nephelomys childi Uropsilus soricipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Chinese Shrew Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Child’s Rice Rat Chinese Shrew Mole
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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

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.

Chinese Shrew Mole

The Chinese Shrew Mole (Uropsilus soricipes) is a species in the genus Uropsilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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