Child’s Rice Rat vs Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Nephelomys childi compared with Thomasomys cinnameus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Thomasomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Thomasomys cinnameus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys
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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia