Polynesian rat vs Red ash

Rattus exulans compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Rattus	Alphitonia
Species	Rattus exulans	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	Red ash
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).

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇺🇸 United States