Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Himalayan Rat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Rattus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Himalayan Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.