Alpine Pipit vs Mountain Water Rat

Anthus gutturalis compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Pipit	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Motacillidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anthus	Baiyankamys
Species	Anthus gutturalis	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Pipit and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alpine Pipit

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Pipit	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Pipit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Pipit

The Alpine Pipit (Anthus gutturalis) is a species in the genus Anthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.