Javan Chorus Frog vs Oriental House Rat

Microhyla achatina compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Chorus Frog	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Microhylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microhyla	Rattus
Species	Microhyla achatina	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Chorus Frog and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Javan Chorus Frog

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Chorus Frog	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Javan Chorus Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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).