Large Mindoro Apomys vs Oriental House Rat

Apomys gracilirostris compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Mindoro Apomys	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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Apomys	Rattus
Species	Apomys gracilirostris	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Mindoro Apomys and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Large Mindoro Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Mindoro Apomys	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Mindoro Apomys

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).