Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Malayan civet

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Malayan civet
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	Viverridae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Viverra
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.