Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Iridescent Centurion

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Sargus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Iridescent Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Iridescent Centurion
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.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.