Blue Roundhead vs False Water Rat

Stropharia caerulea compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	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	Strophariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Stropharia	Xeromys
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.