Child’s Rice Rat vs marreca-parda

Nephelomys childi compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while marreca-parda is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	marreca-parda
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Anatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Anas
Species	Nephelomys childi	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and marreca-parda share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

marreca-parda

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	marreca-parda
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.

marreca-parda

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). 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.

marreca-parda

O marreco-de-bico-amarelo (Anas georgica) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Com alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia