Child’s Rice Rat vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Nephelomys childi compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Perija Small-eared Shrew
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)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cryptotis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cryptotis perijensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Perija Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Perija Small-eared 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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia