Sapito Niñera del Caribe vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Allobates caribe compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Sapito Niñera del Caribe is Critically Endangered while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aromobatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Allobates	Oligoryzomys
Species	Allobates caribe	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Sapito Niñera del Caribe and Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

CR — Critically Endangered

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapito Niñera del Caribe	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Sapito Niñera del Caribe

The Caribbean Nurse Frog (Allobates caribe) is a species in the genus Allobates. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types within the Ne