vs Oriental House Rat

Amphora proteus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Oriental House Rat
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thalassiophysales (Thalassiophysales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Catenulaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Amphora Rattus
Species Amphora proteus Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Oriental House Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Amphora proteus is a species in the genus Amphora. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

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