Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Zigzag Darner

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Zigzag Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Zigzag Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Aeshna
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Zigzag Darner
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.

Zigzag Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.