Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Ocellated Emerald

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Somatochlora
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Ocellated Emerald
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.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.