Mountain Water Rat vs Southern Bracket

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Ganoderma australe

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Southern Bracket
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	Ganoderma
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.