Marbled Orbweaver vs Oriental House Rat

Araneus marmoreus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Orbweaver	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araneidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Araneus	Rattus
Species	Araneus marmoreus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Marbled Orbweaver and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marbled Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marbled Orbweaver	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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).