arghan vs Polynesian rat

Aechmea magdalenae compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arghan	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bromeliaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aechmea	Rattus
Species	Aechmea magdalenae	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

arghan

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arghan	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arghan

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

arghan

The Arghan, Aechmea magdalenae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.