vs Oriental House Rat
Cortinarius subbalaustinus compared with Rattus tanezumi
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Oriental House Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Fungi (Fungi) | Animalia (Animals) |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) | Chordata (Chordates) |
| Class | Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) | Mammalia (Mammals) |
| Order | Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) | Rodentia (Rodents) |
| Family | Cortinariaceae | Muridae (Mice & Rats) |
| Genus | Cortinarius | Rattus |
| Species | Cortinarius subbalaustinus | Rattus tanezumi |
Conservation Status
Oriental House Rat
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Oriental House Rat | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Oriental House Rat
Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.
Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).
Cortinarius subbalaustinus is a medium-sized, web-capped mushroom with rusty-brown coloring and a cortina veil characteristic of the large Cortinarius genus. It grows in deciduous and mixed forests forming ectomycorrhizal associations with oak and related hardwood trees in temperate Europe. This fungus exchanges nutrients with tree roots and produces fruiting bodies in autumn.
Oriental House Rat
No description available.
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