flat-backed millipede vs Polynesian rat

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polydesmidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Polydesmus	Rattus
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).