Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Thrip

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Thripidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Hercinothrips
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).