Downland Plume vs Losea Rat

Oxyptilus pilosellae compared with Rattus losea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downland Plume	Losea Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pterophoridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Oxyptilus	Rattus
Species	Oxyptilus pilosellae	Rattus losea

Evolutionary Relationship

Downland Plume and Losea Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Downland Plume

LC — Least Concern

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downland Plume	Losea Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downland Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (28 countries).

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.