Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Sphingobium cloacae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Sphingobium
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Sphingobium cloacae

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium cloacae is a Gram-negative aerobic rod isolated from sewage and wastewater environments, as its species name suggests. It inhabits polluted aquatic environments and wastewater treatment systems. This chemoheterotroph degrades aromatic compounds and xenobiotics, making it of interest for bioremediation applications.