Enables carbohydrate binding activity and pattern recognition receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including positive regulation of I-kappaB kinase/NF-kappaB signaling; positive regulation of immune response; and response to fungus. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be integral component of membrane. Predicted to be active in external side of plasma membrane. Is expressed in bone marrow; embryo; lung; spleen; and thymus. Orthologous to human CLEC6A (C-type lectin domain containing 6A). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]