Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Stinking iris

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Iris
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).