Gilded Flicker vs Mountain Water Rat

Colaptes chrysoides compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Gilded Flicker is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Flicker	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Picidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Colaptes	Baiyankamys
Species	Colaptes chrysoides	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilded Flicker and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilded Flicker	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.