Child’s Rice Rat vs Meller’s Mongoose

Nephelomys childi compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rhynchogale
Species	Nephelomys childi	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.