Oriental House Rat vs Springtail

Rattus tanezumi compared with Lepidocyrtus pallidus

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Springtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Entomobryidae
Genus	Rattus	Lepidocyrtus
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Lepidocyrtus pallidus

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental House Rat and Springtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Springtail
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).

Springtail

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.