Barred Tiger Salamander vs Oriental House Rat

Ambystoma mavortium compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Tiger Salamander	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibien)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Caudata (Schwanzlurche)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Ambystomatidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ambystoma	Rattus
Species	Ambystoma mavortium	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Tiger Salamander and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Barred Tiger Salamander

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Tiger Salamander	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Tiger Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Barred Tiger Salamander

The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species in the genus Ambystoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.