Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Yarrow

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Achillea
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Yarrow
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.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).