Alpine Bog Laurel vs Mountain Water Rat

Kalmia microphylla compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Alpine Bog Laurel is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Bog Laurel	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Kalmia	Baiyankamys
Species	Kalmia microphylla	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Alpine Bog Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Bog Laurel	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Bog Laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Bog Laurel

The Alpine Bog Laurel (Kalmia microphylla) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Norway and United States.