buffalo-berry vs Mountain Water Rat

Shepherdia argentea compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• buffalo-berry is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buffalo-berry	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaeagnaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Shepherdia	Baiyankamys
Species	Shepherdia argentea	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

buffalo-berry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buffalo-berry	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buffalo-berry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buffalo-berry

The Buffalo-Berry (Shepherdia argentea) is a species in the genus Shepherdia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.