Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Racket-tailed 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	Dorocordulia
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Racket-tailed 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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.