Bastard Cedar vs Oriental House Rat

Calocedrus decurrens compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bastard Cedar Oriental House Rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Coniferophyta (Conifers) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Pinopsida (Conifers) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pinales (Pines & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Cupressaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Calocedrus Rattus
Species Calocedrus decurrens Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Bastard Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bastard Cedar Oriental House Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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).

Bastard Cedar

The Bastard Cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) is a species in the genus Calocedrus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

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