Jalapan Vole vs Oriental House Rat

Microtus quasiater compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jalapan Vole	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rattus
Species	Microtus quasiater	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Jalapan Vole and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jalapan Vole	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).