Cep vs Oriental House Rat

Boletus edulis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cep Oriental House Rat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boletales (Boletales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Boletaceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Boletus Rattus
Species Boletus edulis Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cep

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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).

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

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