vs Mountain Water Rat

Micrococcus cohnii compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Micrococcaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Micrococcus	Baiyankamys
Species	Micrococcus cohnii	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Micrococcus cohnii is a Gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, found in soil, dust, and on mammalian skin surfaces. It is aerobic and non-motile, forming characteristically yellow-pigmented colonies on culture media. Named in honor of microbiologist Ferdinand Cohn, it represents one of several species within this diverse genus.