Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Oriental House Rat

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Rattus
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-footed Rhipidomys and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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).

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.