Black-tailed Gull vs Mountain Water Rat

Larus crassirostris compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Gull is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Gull	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Laridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Larus	Baiyankamys
Species	Larus crassirostris	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Gull and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Gull

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Gull	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Gull

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-tailed Gull

The Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) is a species in the genus Larus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.