Child’s Rice Rat vs Cursorial Akodont

Nephelomys childi compared with Akodon cursor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Cursorial Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Akodon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Akodon cursor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cursorial Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Cursorial Akodont
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.

Cursorial Akodont

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.