vs False Water Rat

Agaricus macrocarpus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Xeromys
Species	Agaricus macrocarpus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Agaricus macrocarpus is a species in the genus Agaricus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.