Cope’s Streamside Treefrog vs Mountain Water Rat

Sarcohyla bistincta compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Cope’s Streamside Treefrog is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sarcohyla	Baiyankamys
Species	Sarcohyla bistincta	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.