Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Rooting Polypore

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Polyporus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Rooting Polypore
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.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.