Mountain Water Rat vs Mountain Waxcap

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Hygrocybe
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.