Forest Lamb vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Nephelomys
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.