Broad-muzzled Bat vs Oriental House Rat

Submyotodon latirostris compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-muzzled Bat	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Submyotodon	Rattus
Species	Submyotodon latirostris	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-muzzled Bat and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Broad-muzzled Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-muzzled Bat	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-muzzled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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).

Broad-muzzled Bat

The Broad-Muzzled Bat (Submyotodon latirostris) is a species in the genus Submyotodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.