Cubed Fold Truffle vs False Water Rat

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnotrya	Xeromys
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cubed Fold Truffle	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.