Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Forest Num-num

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Carissa
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.