Cracking Clitocybe vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	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	Tricholomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Nephelomys
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.