Himalayan Rat vs Mountain Dappled White

Rattus pyctoris compared with Euchloe simplonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Rat	Mountain Dappled White
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pieridae
Genus	Rattus	Euchloe
Species	Rattus pyctoris	Euchloe simplonia

Evolutionary Relationship

Himalayan Rat and Mountain Dappled White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Dappled White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Rat	Mountain Dappled White
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Dappled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.