Oriental House Rat vs Rough clover

Rattus tanezumi compared with Trifolium scabrum

Key Differences

  • Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while Rough clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Oriental House Rat Rough clover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Fabaceae
Genus Rattus Trifolium
Species Rattus tanezumi Trifolium scabrum

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rough clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Oriental House Rat Rough clover
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 clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

Rough clover

No description available.

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