Bearded Dapperling vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Bearded Dapperling is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cystolepiota	Nephelomys
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Dapperling	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.