Lesser devilray vs Oriental House Rat

Mobula kuhlii compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Lesser devilray is Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser devilray	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myliobatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mobula	Rattus
Species	Mobula kuhlii	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser devilray and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser devilray	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser devilray

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).