Formosan koa vs Oriente Cave Rat

Acacia confusa compared with Boromys offella

Key Differences

Formosan koa is Least Concern while Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Oriente Cave 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	Echimyidae
Genus	Acacia	Boromys
Species	Acacia confusa	Boromys offella

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Oriente Cave Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).