Mountain Water Rat vs Mountain Webcap

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Mountain Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Cortinarius
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.