Child’s Rice Rat vs Potto

Nephelomys childi compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Primates (приматы)
Family	Cricetidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Perodicticus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Potto
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.

Potto

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.