Ghost Chanterelle vs Mountain Water Rat

Cantharellus phasmatis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Ghost Chanterelle is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Chanterelle	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cantharellus	Baiyankamys
Species	Cantharellus phasmatis	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Chanterelle	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.