Rata-arrocera de Coues vs Oriental House Rat

Oryzomys couesi compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata-arrocera de Coues	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Oryzomys	Rattus
Species	Oryzomys couesi	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata-arrocera de Coues and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Rata-arrocera de Coues

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata-arrocera de Coues	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata-arrocera de Coues

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).