Needle Rust vs Oriental House Rat

Chrysomyxa ledi compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Needle Rust is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Needle Rust	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coleosporiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Chrysomyxa	Rattus
Species	Chrysomyxa ledi	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Needle Rust	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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).