mersawa vs Mountain Water Rat

Anisoptera costata compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	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	Anisoptera	Baiyankamys
Species	Anisoptera costata	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

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.