Oriental House Rat vs Variable-backed Frog

Rattus tanezumi compared with Pulchrana signata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Variable-backed Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Ranidae
Genus	Rattus	Pulchrana
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Pulchrana signata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Variable-backed Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Variable-backed Frog
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).

Variable-backed Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.