Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Nephelomys moerex compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Melanogaster
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.