European hackberry vs Oriental House Rat

Celtis australis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• European hackberry is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hackberry	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cannabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Celtis	Rattus
Species	Celtis australis	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

European hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hackberry	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Cyprus, India), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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:

🇿🇦 South Africa