Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Nephelomys childi compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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	Gerbillus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Gerbillus gerbillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

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.