Mountain Water Rat vs Red Truffle

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Tuber rufum

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Red Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Tuber
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Red Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.