Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Mountain Water Rat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Baiyankamys
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.