Gaoshan Jishu vs Oriental House Rat

Apodemus chevrieri compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gaoshan Jishu	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Apodemus	Rattus
Species	Apodemus chevrieri	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gaoshan Jishu and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

Gaoshan Jishu

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gaoshan Jishu	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gaoshan Jishu

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).

Gaoshan Jishu

The Chevrier s Field Mouse (Apodemus chevrieri) is a species in the genus Apodemus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.