Grey Tooth vs Mountain Water Rat

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phellodon	Baiyankamys
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.