Child’s Rice Rat vs Mexican cottontail

Nephelomys childi compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Nephelomys	Sylvilagus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.