Kidneyleaf mudplantain vs Oriental House Rat

Heteranthera reniformis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Kidneyleaf mudplantain is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kidneyleaf mudplantain	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Heteranthera	Rattus
Species	Heteranthera reniformis	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kidneyleaf mudplantain	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).