Devil'S Dipstick vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Mutinus elegans compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Northern Giant Pouched Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Giant 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	Cricetomys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Cricetomys gambianus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Giant 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).

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.