Black-bordered Piercer vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Pammene argyrana compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Black-bordered Piercer is Least Concern while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bordered Piercer	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Pammene	Oligoryzomys
Species	Pammene argyrana	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-bordered Piercer and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-bordered Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bordered Piercer	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bordered Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black-bordered Piercer

The Black-bordered Piercer (Pammene argyrana) is a species in the genus Pammene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.