Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs marsh-elder

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Iva
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.