Polynesian rat vs wild cotoneaster

Rattus exulans compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polynesian rat	wild cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Rattus	Cotoneaster
Species	Rattus exulans	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polynesian rat	wild cotoneaster
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).

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).