Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Sphingopyxis alaskensis

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	Sphingopyxis
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Sphingopyxis alaskensis

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.

Sphingopyxis alaskensis is a marine Gram-negative bacterium originally isolated from cold Alaskan coastal waters, reflecting its geographic origin. It inhabits cold, oligotrophic ocean environments and can grow at very low nutrient concentrations. This ultramicrobacterium is adapted to nutrient-poor cold marine conditions and decomposes dissolved organic matter.