Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Round ray

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Irolita waitii

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Round ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Irolita
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Round ray
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.

Round ray