Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog vs Polynesian rat

Scinax boulengeri compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Scinax	Rattus
Species	Scinax boulengeri	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog

The Boulenger's Snouted Treefrog (Scinax boulengeri) is a species in the genus Scinax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.