Orange Polypore vs Oriental House Rat

Hapalopilus croceus compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Orange Polypore is Critically Endangered while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Polypore	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phanerochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hapalopilus	Rattus
Species	Hapalopilus croceus	Rattus tanezumi

Conservation Status

Orange Polypore

CR — Critically Endangered

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Polypore	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).