Oriental House Rat vs Species code: He

Rattus tanezumi compared with Halophila engelmannii

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while Species code: He is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Species code: He
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Rattus	Halophila
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Halophila engelmannii

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Species code: He

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Species code: He
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).

Species code: He

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.