False Water Rat vs Mountain Webcap

Xeromys myoides compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Mountain Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Xeromys	Cortinarius
Species	Xeromys myoides	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.