Oriental House Rat vs Poison Pie

Rattus tanezumi compared with Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Poison Pie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Rattus	Hebeloma
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Poison Pie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Poison Pie
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).

Poison Pie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan