Dung Cannon vs Oriental House Rat

Pilobolus crystallinus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dung Cannon	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mucorales (Mucorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pilobolaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pilobolus	Rattus
Species	Pilobolus crystallinus	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dung Cannon	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan