Raton Bastardo Crestado vs Upper Crust

Pseudomys shortridgei compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Raton Bastardo Crestado is Near Threatened while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pseudomys	Amaurodon
Species	Pseudomys shortridgei	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Raton Bastardo Crestado

NT — Near Threatened

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raton Bastardo Crestado	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raton Bastardo Crestado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.