Oriental House Rat vs Weeping Widow

Rattus tanezumi compared with Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriental House Rat	Weeping Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Rattus	Lacrymaria
Species	Rattus tanezumi	Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Conservation Status

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriental House Rat	Weeping Widow
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).

Weeping Widow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan