mantled howler vs Mountain Water Rat

Alouatta palliata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• mantled howler is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mantled howler	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	Atelidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alouatta	Baiyankamys
Species	Alouatta palliata	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mantled howler	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.