Indomalayan Vandeleuria vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Vandeleuria oleracea compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Vandeleuria	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Vandeleuria	Melanogaster
Species	Vandeleuria oleracea	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Vandeleuria	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

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.