Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Ricefield Rat

Anarta myrtilli compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Ricefield Rat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Noctuidae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Anarta Rattus
Species Anarta myrtilli Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Ricefield Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Ricefield Rat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Ricefield Rat

No description available.

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