Dodder Astragalus vs Oriental House Rat

Astragalus cuscutae compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Dodder Astragalus is Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dodder Astragalus	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	Astragalus	Rattus
Species	Astragalus cuscutae	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dodder Astragalus	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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).