Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Field Thistle

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Cirsium
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Field Thistle
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.

Field Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.