Notched Rustwort vs Oriental House Rat

Marsupella emarginata compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Notched Rustwort is Extinct while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Notched Rustwort	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marsupella	Rattus
Species	Marsupella emarginata	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Notched Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Notched Rustwort	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Notched Rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan