Handsome Francolin vs Oriental House Rat

Pternistis nobilis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handsome Francolin	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pternistis	Rattus
Species	Pternistis nobilis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Handsome Francolin

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handsome Francolin	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handsome Francolin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).