Oriental House Rat vs quininetree

Rattus tanezumi compared with Rauvolfia caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Oriental House Rat quininetree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Apocynaceae
Genus Rattus Rauvolfia
Species Rattus tanezumi Rauvolfia caffra

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

quininetree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Oriental House Rat quininetree
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).

quininetree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

quininetree

No description available.

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