Mountain Water Rat vs Tear Dropper

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tear Dropper
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)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

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