Oriental House Rat vs

Rattus tanezumi compared with Suillus collinitus

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) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Muridae (Mice & Rats) Suillaceae
Genus Rattus Suillus
Species Rattus tanezumi Suillus collinitus

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

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, Portugal, and Sweden.

Oriental House Rat

No description available.

No description available.

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