Polynesian rat vs Sardinian Blue

Rattus exulans compared with Pseudophilotes barbagiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	Sardinian Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Rattus	Pseudophilotes
Species	Rattus exulans	Pseudophilotes barbagiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Polynesian rat and Sardinian Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Sardinian Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	Sardinian Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Sardinian Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.