Chinese Bamboo Rat vs Flat Wrack

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Spalacidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Fucus
Species	Rhizomys sinensis	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.