Dew Bean vs Oriental House Rat

Vigna aconitifolia compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Dew Bean is Data Deficient while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dew Bean	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vigna	Rattus
Species	Vigna aconitifolia	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Dew Bean

DD — Data Deficient

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dew Bean	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dew Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan