Chinese Bamboo Rat vs Cupped Ear

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Spalacidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Otidea
Species	Rhizomys sinensis	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chinese Bamboo Rat

The Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species in the genus Rhizomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.