Pine Needle Split vs Polynesian rat

Lophodermium pinastri compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine Needle Split	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhytismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lophodermium	Rattus
Species	Lophodermium pinastri	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine Needle Split	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).