Baron's Rice Rat vs Painted Suillus

Aegialomys baroni compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Baron's Rice Rat is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Suillus
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.