Child’s Rice Rat vs Guinean Arvicanthis

Nephelomys childi compared with Arvicanthis rufinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Guinean Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Arvicanthis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Arvicanthis rufinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Guinean Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Guinean Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Guinean Arvicanthis
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.

Guinean Arvicanthis

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.