blossom underwing vs Oriental House Rat

Orthosia miniosa compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blossom underwing	Oriental House 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	Orthosia	Rattus
Species	Orthosia miniosa	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

blossom underwing and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blossom underwing

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blossom underwing	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blossom underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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).

blossom underwing

The Blossom underwing (Orthosia miniosa) is a species in the genus Orthosia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.