Rotluchs vs Oriental House Rat

Lynx rufus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rotluchs	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lynx	Rattus
Species	Lynx rufus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Rotluchs and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Rotluchs

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rotluchs	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rotluchs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Rotluchs

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a species in the genus Lynx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in United States.