Chinese Bamboo Rat vs malva

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Malva sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Bamboo Rat malva
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Spalacidae Malvaceae
Genus Rhizomys Malva
Species Rhizomys sinensis Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

malva

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Bamboo Rat malva
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

malva

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Chinese Bamboo Rat

The Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species in the genus Rhizomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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