Black-Veined White vs Oriental House Rat

Aporia crataegi compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Black-Veined White is Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Veined White	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Pieridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aporia	Rattus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Veined White and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Black-Veined White

EN — Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Veined White	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Veined White

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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).

Black-Veined White

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.