Hazel Bracket vs Mountain Water Rat

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Hazel Bracket is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Skeletocutis	Baiyankamys
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.