Mountain Water Rat vs Pine Crust

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Peniophora
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.