Montane Water Vole vs Variable Oysterling

Arvicola scherman compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	Variable Oysterling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Arvicola	Crepidotus
Species	Arvicola scherman	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	Variable Oysterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium