Oriental House Rat vs Scale-throated Hermit

Rattus tanezumi compared with Phaethornis eurynome

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Scale-throated Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Trochilidae
Genus	Rattus	Phaethornis
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Phaethornis eurynome

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental House Rat and Scale-throated Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Scale-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Scale-throated Hermit
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).

Scale-throated Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.