Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Alticola
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.