Devil'S Dipstick vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Mutinus elegans compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Mutinus	Brachyuromys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Large Short-tailed 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).

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.