False Water Rat vs Mountain Waxcap

Xeromys myoides compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Mountain Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Xeromys	Hygrocybe
Species	Xeromys myoides	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.