Cascade Mountain-Ash vs Mountain Water Rat

Sorbus scopulina compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Cascade Mountain-Ash is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Mountain-Ash	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	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sorbus	Baiyankamys
Species	Sorbus scopulina	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Cascade Mountain-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Mountain-Ash	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Mountain-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cascade Mountain-Ash

The Cascade Mountain-ash (Sorbus scopulina) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.