Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Flea

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Ctenocephalides
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).