Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Wall iris

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Wall 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 tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Wall 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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.