Oriental House Rat vs Weld

Rattus tanezumi compared with Reseda luteola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Oriental House Rat Weld
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Resedaceae
Genus Rattus Reseda
Species Rattus tanezumi Reseda luteola

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Weld

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Oriental House Rat Weld
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).

Weld

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

Weld

No description available.

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