Mountain Water Rat vs

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Nitzschia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.