House fly vs Mountain Water Rat

Hydrotaea aenescens compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• House fly is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House fly	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydrotaea	Baiyankamys
Species	Hydrotaea aenescens	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House fly	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.