Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Midge

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Dasineura
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.