Himalayan Rat vs trailing tormentil

Rattus pyctoris compared with Potentilla anglica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Rat	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Rattus	Potentilla
Species	Rattus pyctoris	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Rat	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).