Black Colonel vs Greater Bandicoot Rat

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Bandicota indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Colonel	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Odontomyia	Bandicota
Species	Odontomyia tigrina	Bandicota indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Colonel and Greater Bandicoot Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Colonel	Greater Bandicoot Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.