Mountain Water Rat vs Rooting Polypore

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Polyporus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.