Black-shouldered Kite vs Oriental House Rat

Elanus caeruleus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Kite	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elanus	Rattus
Species	Elanus caeruleus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Kite and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Kite

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Kite	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Kite

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

Black-shouldered Kite

The Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is a species in the genus Elanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.