Dry Rot vs Polynesian rat

Serpula lacrymans compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Serpulidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Serpula	Rattus
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇺🇸 United States