Oriente Cave Rat vs Stinking Earthfan

Boromys offella compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Oriente Cave Rat is Extinct while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Oriente Cave 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	Echimyidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Boromys	Thelephora
Species	Boromys offella	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Oriente Cave Rat

EX — Extinct

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Oriente Cave Rat	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Oriente Cave 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.