Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog vs Brown Rat

Fejervarya limnocharis compared with Rattus norvegicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Brown Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicroglossidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fejervarya	Rattus
Species	Fejervarya limnocharis	Rattus norvegicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog and Brown Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

LC — Least Concern

Brown Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog	Brown Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

Brown Rat

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 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog

The Asian Grass Frog/Common Pond Frog/Field Frog/Grass Frog/Indian Rice Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) is a species in the genus Fejervarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations. Distributed across Brunei and Taiwan.

Brown Rat

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan