Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Florida arrowroot

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Zamia
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot