Oriental House Rat vs Waxy Crust

Rattus tanezumi compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Rattus	Vuilleminia
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Waxy Crust
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).

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.