Mountain Water Rat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Melanogaster
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.