False Water Rat vs Ochre Scalycap

Xeromys myoides compared with Pholiota subochracea

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Ochre Scalycap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Ochre Scalycap
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)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Pholiota
Species	Xeromys myoides	Pholiota subochracea

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ochre Scalycap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Ochre Scalycap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ochre Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.