Greater Bandicoot Rat vs Variable Dancer

Bandicota indica compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Bandicota	Argia
Species	Bandicota indica	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Bandicoot Rat and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Bandicoot Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.