Cymi Cave-cricket vs Polynesian rat

Dolichopoda cyrnensis compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cymi Cave-cricket	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhaphidophoridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dolichopoda	Rattus
Species	Dolichopoda cyrnensis	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Cymi Cave-cricket and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cymi Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cymi Cave-cricket	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cymi Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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).