Greater Bandicoot Rat vs Waved Pincertail

Bandicota indica compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Greater Bandicoot Rat is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Bandicota	Onychogomphus
Species	Bandicota indica	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Bandicoot Rat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Bandicoot Rat	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.