Mottled Bolete vs Mountain Water Rat

Leccinum variicolor compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Mottled Bolete is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mottled Bolete	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boletaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Leccinum	Baiyankamys
Species	Leccinum variicolor	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Mottled Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mottled Bolete	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mottled Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.