Child’s Rice Rat vs Herb Field Mouse

Nephelomys childi compared with Apodemus uralensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Herb Field Mouse
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	Apodemus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Apodemus uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Herb Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Herb Field Mouse
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.

Herb Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.