Oriental House Rat vs

Rattus tanezumi compared with Prorocentrum micans

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Prorocentrales (Prorocentrales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Prorocentraceae
Genus	Rattus	Prorocentrum
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Prorocentrum micans

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat
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).

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan