Devil'S Dipstick vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Mutinus elegans compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Mutinus	Nephelomys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Gray-bellied Rice 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).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.