Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Nimblewill

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Muhlenbergia
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Nimblewill
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.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).