False Water Rat vs Tiny Mycocalia

Xeromys myoides compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Tiny Mycocalia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Tiny Mycocalia
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Xeromys	Mycocalia
Species	Xeromys myoides	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Tiny Mycocalia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.