False Water Rat vs

Xeromys myoides compared with Hydnellum compactum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Xeromys	Hydnellum
Species	Xeromys myoides	Hydnellum compactum

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hydnellum compactumは下面にトゲを持つ緻密な黄褐色〜錆褐色の傘表面をもつ有柄の歯菌類である。欧州と北米の一部の針葉樹林の林床に生育し、マツ、トウヒ、モミと外生菌根共生関係を形成する。