Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Small Suncup

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Aspidonepsis
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.