Oak Mildew vs Oriental House Rat

Erysiphe alphitoides compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Oak Mildew is Not Evaluated while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oak Mildew	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erysiphaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Erysiphe	Rattus
Species	Erysiphe alphitoides	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Oak Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oak Mildew	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oak Mildew

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).