chilte vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Oligoryzomys
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.