Mountain Water Rat vs Rusty Porecrust

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Fuscoporia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.