False Morel vs Mexican woodrat

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Neotoma
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.