Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs netted iris

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Iris reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	netted iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Iris
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Iris reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

netted iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	netted iris
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.

netted iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, India, Norway, and Sweden.