Oriental House Rat vs Slaty-backed Forktail

Rattus tanezumi compared with Enicurus schistaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Slaty-backed Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Rattus	Enicurus
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Enicurus schistaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Slaty-backed Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Slaty-backed Forktail
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).

Slaty-backed Forktail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.