Mountain Water Rat vs Woolly Tooth

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phellodon
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.