Gillet's cherry-orange vs Mountain Water Rat

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Citropsis	Baiyankamys
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.