Love Apple vs Mountain Water Rat

Paris polyphylla compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Paris	Baiyankamys
Species	Paris polyphylla	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.