Mountain Water Rat vs Sandy Laccaria

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Laccaria
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.