Giant Elm Bracket vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Nephelomys
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.