Centric diatom vs Mountain Water Rat

Skeletonema subsalsum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Centric diatom is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centric diatom	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Skeletonemaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Skeletonema	Baiyankamys
Species	Skeletonema subsalsum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centric diatom	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).