black rat vs Mountain Water Rat

Rattus rattus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rattus	Baiyankamys
Species	Rattus rattus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Muridae. (Mice & Rats)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.