Ivy Leaf Split vs Oriental House Rat

Lophodermium hedericola compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ivy Leaf Split	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lophodermium	Rattus
Species	Lophodermium hedericola	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ivy Leaf Split	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ivy Leaf Split

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).