Oriental House Rat vs

Rattus tanezumi compared with Podosphaera spiraeae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.