mandrill vs Mountain Water Rat

Mandrillus sphinx compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• mandrill is Vulnerable while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mandrill	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mandrillus	Baiyankamys
Species	Mandrillus sphinx	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

mandrill and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

mandrill

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mandrill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.