False Water Rat vs Flame Chanterelle

Xeromys myoides compared with Craterellus ignicolor

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Flame Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Craterellus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Craterellus ignicolor

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.