Oriental House Rat vs Peru Cochran Frog

Rattus tanezumi compared with Nymphargus chancas

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while Peru Cochran Frog is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Peru Cochran Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Centrolenidae
Genus	Rattus	Nymphargus
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Nymphargus chancas

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental House Rat and Peru Cochran Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Peru Cochran Frog

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Peru Cochran Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Peru Cochran Frog

Habitat

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