Centaury vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Psephellus gracillimus compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Psephellus	Oligoryzomys
Species	Psephellus gracillimus	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus gracillimus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.