Flame Chanterelle vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Craterellus	Nephelomys
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.