Polynesian rat vs Puckout

Rattus exulans compared with Coccoloba microstachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Polynesian rat Puckout
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Polygonaceae
Genus Rattus Coccoloba
Species Rattus exulans Coccoloba microstachya

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Puckout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Polynesian rat Puckout
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Puckout

Habitat

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

Polynesian rat

No description available.

Puckout

No description available.

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