Child’s Rice Rat vs Eurasian water shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eurasian water shrew
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	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Neomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (포유류)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eurasian water shrew
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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

유럽물땃쥐(Neomys fodiens)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 위기(EN) 종으로 분류됩니다. 야생에서 멸종될 위험이 높으며 개체수가 크게 감소하고 생존에 대한 지속적인 위협이 존재합니다.