Devil'S Dipstick vs False Water Rat

Mutinus elegans compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mutinus	Xeromys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.