Light Red Meranti vs Mountain Water Rat

Shorea lepidota compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Shorea	Baiyankamys
Species	Shorea lepidota	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

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.