Child’s Rice Rat vs trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

Nephelomys childi compared with Sterna hirundo

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Laridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sterna
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sterna hirundo

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina
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.

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). 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.

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

O trinta-réis-comum (Sterna hirundo) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sobrevivência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia