Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Wire With

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Desmodium
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia