Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Ornate Shrew

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Sorex
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.