Polynesian rat vs White-headed Hagfish

Rattus exulans compared with Myxine ios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	White-headed Hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myxinidae
Genus	Rattus	Myxine
Species	Rattus exulans	Myxine ios

Evolutionary Relationship

Polynesian rat and White-headed Hagfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

White-headed Hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	White-headed Hagfish
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).