Mountain Water Rat vs Pine Jelly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Exidia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.