Oriente Cave Rat vs Painted Suillus

Boromys offella compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriente Cave 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	Echimyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Boromys	Suillus
Species	Boromys offella	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriente Cave Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriente Cave Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.