ground-bean vs Mountain Water Rat

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• ground-bean is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macrotyloma	Baiyankamys
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

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.