Gray Treefrog vs Oriental House Rat

Dryophytes versicolor compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Treefrog	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dryophytes	Rattus
Species	Dryophytes versicolor	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Treefrog and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Treefrog	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in United States.

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).