Mountain Saffron vs Mountain Water Rat

Solorina crocea compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Mountain Saffron is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Saffron	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peltigeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Solorina	Baiyankamys
Species	Solorina crocea	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.