Oriental House Rat vs Spring Polypore

Rattus tanezumi compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Spring Polypore
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).

Spring Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.