meadow brown vs Mountain Water Rat

Maniola jurtina compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• meadow brown is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	meadow brown	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Maniola	Baiyankamys
Species	Maniola jurtina	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	meadow brown	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.