Oriental House Rat vs Wall Screw-moss

Rattus tanezumi compared with Tortula muralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Wall Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Rattus	Tortula
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Tortula muralis

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wall Screw-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Wall Screw-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).

Wall Screw-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan