Flat-topped Thorn vs Oriental House Rat

Vachellia sieberiana compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-topped Thorn	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Vachellia	Rattus
Species	Vachellia sieberiana	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-topped Thorn	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-topped Thorn

Habitat

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

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).