Child’s Rice Rat vs Delicate Slender Opossum

Nephelomys childi compared with Marmosops parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Delicate Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Marmosops
Species	Nephelomys childi	Marmosops parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Delicate Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Delicate Slender Opossum
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.

Delicate Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.