Butternut Canker vs Oriental House Rat

Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butternut Canker	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gnomoniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ophiognomonia	Rattus
Species	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butternut Canker

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.