Bandro vs Oriental House Rat

Hapalemur alaotrensis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Bandro is Critically Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bandro	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lemuridae (Lemurs)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hapalemur	Rattus
Species	Hapalemur alaotrensis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bandro and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bandro

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bandro	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bandro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Bandro

The Bandro (Hapalemur alaotrensis) is a species in the genus Hapalemur. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.