Oriental House Rat vs pine vole

Rattus tanezumi compared with Microtus subterraneus

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while pine vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	pine vole
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Rattus	Microtus
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Microtus subterraneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

pine vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	pine vole
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).

pine vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.