Mountain Water Rat vs Small Chanterelle

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cantharellus minor

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Small Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Cantharellus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.