Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Hairy-nosed otter

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Lutra (Otters)
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Hairy-nosed otter
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.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.