Broad-headed Chiruromys vs Oriental House Rat

Chiruromys lamia compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-headed Chiruromys	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 same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chiruromys	Rattus
Species	Chiruromys lamia	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-headed Chiruromys and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Broad-headed Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-headed Chiruromys	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-headed Chiruromys

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).

Broad-headed Chiruromys

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