False Water Rat vs Mountain Brittlegill

Xeromys myoides compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Russula
Species	Xeromys myoides	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Mountain Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.