Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Foxtail

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Amaranthus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia