Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Species code: Zp

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Zostera capensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Species code: Zp is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Species code: Zp
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Zostera
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Zostera capensis

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Species code: Zp

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Species code: Zp
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.

Species code: Zp

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.