Common Ringlet vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Coenonympha tullia compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Common Ringlet is Extinct while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Ringlet	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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cricetidae
Genus	Coenonympha	Oligoryzomys
Species	Coenonympha tullia	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Ringlet and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Ringlet

EX — Extinct

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Ringlet	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (27 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.

Common Ringlet

Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.