Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Tar spot

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Phyllachora
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.