Mountain Water Rat vs moustached guenon

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Cercopithecus cephus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while moustached guenon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	moustached guenon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Cercopithecus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Cercopithecus cephus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

moustached guenon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

moustached guenon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.