Field Foxtail vs Himalayan Rat

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alopecurus	Rattus
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Himalayan Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).