Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Oligoryzomys delicatus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Myodes
Species	Oligoryzomys delicatus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.