Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Eastern Mole Vole

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Ellobius
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Eastern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Eastern Mole Vole
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.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.