Child’s Rice Rat vs Devilray

Nephelomys childi compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Cricetidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mobula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Mobula japanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Devilray
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.

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.