Polynesian rat vs sand muhly

Rattus exulans compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rattus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Rattus exulans	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	sand muhly
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).