vs Porter s Rock Rat

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycenaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Hydropus	Aconaemys
Species	Hydropus trichoderma	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Porter s Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydropus trichoderma is a small, saprotrophic mushroom with a delicate, slender stipe and a pale, convex cap that grows on decaying woody debris in forest habitats. It is recorded from temperate European forests and contributes to wood decomposition in woodland ecosystems. Its Endangered status reflects rarity and the decline of undisturbed, mature forest with adequate deadwood.