Child’s Rice Rat vs Rusty-spotted genet

Nephelomys childi compared with Genetta maculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rusty-spotted genet
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)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Cricetidae	Viverridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Genetta
Species	Nephelomys childi	Genetta maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Rusty-spotted genet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-spotted genet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rusty-spotted genet
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.

Rusty-spotted genet

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.