Mountain Water Rat vs Tuberous Polypore

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Tuberous 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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Polyporus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.