Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Dwarf Setaria

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Setaria italica

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Dwarf Setaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Dwarf Setaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Setaria
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Setaria italica

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Setaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Dwarf Setaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Dwarf Setaria

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia