Millipede vs Oriental House Rat

Cylindroiulus latestriatus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Millipede	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Julida (Julida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Julidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cylindroiulus	Rattus
Species	Cylindroiulus latestriatus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Millipede

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Millipede	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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).