black rat vs Palawan Treeshrew

Rattus rattus compared with Tupaia palawanensis

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Palawan Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Palawan Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Rattus	Tupaia
Species	Rattus rattus	Tupaia palawanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Palawan Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Palawan Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Palawan Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Palawan Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.