Arrowspine dogfish vs Oriental House Rat

Centrophorus moluccensis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

Arrowspine dogfish is Vulnerable while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowspine dogfish	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Centrophoridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Centrophorus	Rattus
Species	Centrophorus moluccensis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowspine dogfish and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Arrowspine dogfish

VU — Vulnerable

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowspine dogfish	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowspine dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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).

Arrowspine dogfish

The Arrowspine dogfish, Centrophorus moluccensis, is a species. It is currently assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.