Oriental House Rat vs

Rattus tanezumi compared with Steccherinum bourdotii

Key Differences

• Oriental House Rat is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat
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)	Steccherinaceae
Genus	Rattus	Steccherinum
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Steccherinum bourdotii

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

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

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.