Mountain Water Rat vs Murray's skate

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Bathyraja
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate