Child’s Rice Rat vs gemsbok

Nephelomys childi compared with Oryx gazella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	gemsbok
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Cricetidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Nephelomys	Oryx
Species	Nephelomys childi	Oryx gazella

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and gemsbok share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

gemsbok

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	gemsbok
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.

gemsbok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across South Africa and United States.

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.