Oriental House Rat vs variable forklet moss

Rattus tanezumi compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Rattus	Dicranella
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	variable forklet moss
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 forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).