vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Mycenaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hydropus	Brachyuromys
Species	Hydropus trichoderma	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydropus trichoderma is a small, saprotrophic mushroom with a delicate, slender stipe and a pale, convex cap that grows on decaying woody debris in forest habitats. It is recorded from temperate European forests and contributes to wood decomposition in woodland ecosystems. Its Endangered status reflects rarity and the decline of undisturbed, mature forest with adequate deadwood.