Mérida Thomasomys vs Oriental House Rat

Thomasomys vestitus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Thomasomys	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	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thomasomys	Rattus
Species	Thomasomys vestitus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Thomasomys and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Mérida Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Thomasomys	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).