Marbled Toad vs Oriental House Rat

Dendropsophus marmoratus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marbled Toad	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	Hylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dendropsophus	Rattus
Species	Dendropsophus marmoratus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Marbled Toad

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marbled Toad

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).