Heath Button vs Mountain Water Rat

Acleris hyemana compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Heath Button is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Button	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Acleris	Baiyankamys
Species	Acleris hyemana	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Heath Button and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heath Button

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Button	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.