Old-man-in-the-spring vs Polynesian rat

Senecio vulgaris compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Old-man-in-the-spring is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Old-man-in-the-spring	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Senecio	Rattus
Species	Senecio vulgaris	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Old-man-in-the-spring

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Old-man-in-the-spring	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Old-man-in-the-spring

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇱 Chile 🇯🇵 Japan 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States