Headfly vs Polynesian rat

Hydrotaea irritans compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Headfly is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Headfly	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydrotaea	Rattus
Species	Hydrotaea irritans	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Headfly and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Headfly	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).