False Water Rat vs Pine Jelly Spot

Xeromys myoides compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Pine Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Pine Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Dacrymyces
Species	Xeromys myoides	Dacrymyces ovisporus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Pine Jelly Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.