Chinese Bamboo Rat vs Pine Jelly

Rhizomys sinensis compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Spalacidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Exidia
Species	Rhizomys sinensis	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Bamboo Rat	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.