Beach Pea vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Oligoryzomys
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.