baen vs Oriental House Rat

Avicennia officinalis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank baen Oriental House Rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Acanthaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Avicennia Rattus
Species Avicennia officinalis Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

baen

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute baen Oriental House Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

baen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

baen

The Baen (Avicennia officinalis) is a species in the genus Avicennia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

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