Blacktail spurdog vs Oriental House Rat

Squalus melanurus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Blacktail spurdog is Data Deficient while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blacktail spurdog	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Squalidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Squalus	Rattus
Species	Squalus melanurus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blacktail spurdog and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blacktail spurdog

DD — Data Deficient

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blacktail spurdog	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blacktail spurdog

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).

Blacktail spurdog

The Blacktail spurdog (Squalus melanurus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.