Oriental House Rat vs Italienische Kleinwühlmaus

Rattus tanezumi compared with Microtus savii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Italienische Kleinwühlmaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Rattus	Microtus
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Microtus savii

Evolutionary Relationship

Oriental House Rat and Italienische Kleinwühlmaus share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Italienische Kleinwühlmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Italienische Kleinwühlmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Italienische Kleinwühlmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.