Mountain Water Rat vs Painted Suillus

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Suillus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.