Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs mulgara

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Dasycercus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	mulgara
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.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.