False Water Rat vs Fool'S Mushroom

Xeromys myoides compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Fool'S Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Xeromys	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Xeromys myoides	Amanita verna

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Fool'S Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.