Child’s Rice Rat vs Plateau Pika

Nephelomys childi compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Plateau Pika
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)	Lagomorpha (Bộ Thỏ)
Family	Cricetidae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ochotona
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ochotona curzoniae

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Plateau Pika share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Plateau Pika
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.

Plateau Pika

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.