Chevron Snout vs Polynesian rat

Hypena lividalis compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chevron Snout	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hypena	Rattus
Species	Hypena lividalis	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chevron Snout and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chevron Snout	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

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).

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.