Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Painted Suillus

Nephelomys moerex compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Suillus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.