Devil's Fingers vs Polynesian rat

Clathrus archeri compared with Rattus exulans

Key Differences

Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Polynesian rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Fingers	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Clathrus	Rattus
Species	Clathrus archeri	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Fingers	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).