Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Cryptotis
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Merida Small-eared Shrew
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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.