Polynesian rat vs telinga-potato

Rattus exulans compared with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	telinga-potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Araceae
Genus	Rattus	Amorphophallus
Species	Rattus exulans	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

telinga-potato

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	telinga-potato
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).

telinga-potato

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Seychelles, Taiwan, and Tonga.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇴 Tonga