Mountain Water Rat vs Nose botfly

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Nose botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Oestridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Gasterophilus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Nose botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.