Polynesian rat vs Wild Pimento

Rattus exulans compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Polynesian rat is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Rattus	Pimenta
Species	Rattus exulans	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	Wild Pimento
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).

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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