Oriental House Rat vs Root rot

Rattus tanezumi compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Rattus	Phytophthora
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Root rot
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).

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan