Polynesian rat vs Seychelles Pandanus

Rattus exulans compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

• Polynesian rat is Least Concern while Seychelles Pandanus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pandanaceae
Genus	Rattus	Pandanus
Species	Rattus exulans	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	Seychelles Pandanus
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).

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.