Child’s Rice Rat vs Fat Sand Rat

Nephelomys childi compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Psammomys
Species	Nephelomys childi	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fat Sand Rat
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.

Fat Sand Rat

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.