Parsnip Flat-Body vs Polynesian rat

Depressaria radiella compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Parsnip Flat-Body	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Depressariidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Depressaria	Rattus
Species	Depressaria radiella	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Parsnip Flat-Body and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Parsnip Flat-Body

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Parsnip Flat-Body	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Parsnip Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States