Devil'S Dipstick vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Mutinus elegans compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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	Reithrodontomys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican Harvest Mouse
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).

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.