False Water Rat vs Painted Suillus

Xeromys myoides compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Suillus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.