Oriental House Rat vs Rough-backed River Frog

Rattus tanezumi compared with Limnonectes ibanorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Rough-backed River 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)	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Rattus	Limnonectes
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Limnonectes ibanorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental House Rat and Rough-backed River Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rough-backed River Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Rough-backed River 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).

Rough-backed River Frog

Habitat

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