Sapo Cururu vs Oriental House Rat

Rhinella marina compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sapo Cururu	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Anfíbios)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bufonidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rhinella	Rattus
Species	Rhinella marina	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Sapo Cururu and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Sapo Cururu

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sapo Cururu	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sapo Cururu

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius), Asia (Japan, Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela).

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).

Sapo Cururu

The Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) is a species in the genus Rhinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in monta

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇭 Philippines 🇹🇼 Taiwan