Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Stinking Earthfan

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Spalacidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Thelephora
Species	Rhizomys sumatrensis	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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