Child’s Rice Rat vs Incan shrew opossum

Nephelomys childi compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Incan shrew opossum
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	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Paucituberculata (鼩負鼠目)
Family	Cricetidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lestoros
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Incan shrew 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.

Incan shrew opossum

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.