vs Oriental House Rat

Aphanomyces laevis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Oomycota (Oomycetes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saprolegniales (Saprolegniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Leptolegniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aphanomyces	Rattus
Species	Aphanomyces laevis	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.

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).

Aphanomyces laevis is a species in the genus Aphanomyces. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.