crested arrowhead vs Mountain Water Rat

Sagittaria cristata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• crested arrowhead is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Baiyankamys
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.