Fishtail Cup vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Nephelomys
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.