Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Seedcorn maggot

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Delia platura

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Seedcorn maggot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Seedcorn maggot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Delia
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Delia platura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Seedcorn maggot
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.

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).