Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Window Gnat

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Sylvicola
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.