Blackfoot Polypore vs Mountain Water Rat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cerioporus	Baiyankamys
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.