Child’s Rice Rat vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sorex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Flat-skulled Shrew
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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

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.