Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Pink Discus

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.