vs Himalayan Rat

Diderma meyerae compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didymiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Diderma	Rattus
Species	Diderma meyerae	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Himalayan Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.