groundhog vs Mountain Water Rat

Marmota monax compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• groundhog is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	groundhog	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Marmota	Baiyankamys
Species	Marmota monax	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

groundhog and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	groundhog	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.