Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Spring Pea

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Lathyrus
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).