Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Myodes
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
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.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.