Loose Starweb vs Mountain Water Rat

Asterostroma laxum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Loose Starweb is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asterostroma	Baiyankamys
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.