Child’s Rice Rat vs Ural'Skii Slepysh

Nephelomys childi compared with Spalax uralensis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Ural'Skii Slepysh is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ural'Skii Slepysh
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	Spalacidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Spalax
Species	Nephelomys childi	Spalax uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Ural'Skii Slepysh share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ural'Skii Slepysh

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ural'Skii Slepysh
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.

Ural'Skii Slepysh

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.