Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Elegant Spreadwing

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Lestes inaequalis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Elegant Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lestidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Lestes
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Lestes inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Elegant Spreadwing
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.

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.