Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lestidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Lestes
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Small Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.