Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Cricetidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Rhynchocyon
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
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.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.