Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Rusty Snaketail

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Ophiogomphus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.