Fishtail Cup vs Mountain Water Rat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Gyromitra	Baiyankamys
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.