Child’s Rice Rat vs Muiskaya Polyovka

Nephelomys childi compared with Microtus mujanensis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Muiskaya Polyovka is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Muiskaya Polyovka
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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Microtus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Microtus mujanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Muiskaya Polyovka share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Muiskaya Polyovka

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Muiskaya Polyovka
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.

Muiskaya Polyovka

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.