Himalayan Rat vs Sieva bean

Rattus pyctoris compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Himalayan Rat Sieva bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Rattus Phaseolus
Species Rattus pyctoris Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Himalayan Rat Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Himalayan Rat

No description available.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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