Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Bamboo 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	Spalacidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Rhizomys	Melanogaster
Species	Rhizomys sumatrensis	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.