Mountain Water Rat vs Peaked Webcap

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cortinarius acutus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Peaked 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 acutus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Peaked Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peaked Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.