Mountain Water Rat vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tender Nesting Polypore
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)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Hapalopilus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.