Calendula Smut vs Oriental House Rat

Entyloma calendulae compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calendula Smut	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entylomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Entyloma	Rattus
Species	Entyloma calendulae	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Calendula Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calendula Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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).

Calendula Smut

The Calendula Smut (Entyloma calendulae) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.