Hairy-nosed otter vs Oriental House Rat

Lutra sumatrana compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-nosed otter	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Rattus
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-nosed otter and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-nosed otter	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).