Devil'S Dipstick vs Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Mutinus elegans compared with Beamys hindei

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched 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	Beamys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Beamys hindei

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched 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).

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.