Lacustrine Vole vs Oriental House Rat

Microtus limnophilus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacustrine Vole	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rattus
Species	Microtus limnophilus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lacustrine Vole and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacustrine Vole	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).