Child’s Rice Rat vs Ornate Titi

Nephelomys childi compared with Plecturocebus ornatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Ornate Titi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ornate Titi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Cricetidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Plecturocebus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Plecturocebus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ornate Titi
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.

Ornate Titi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia