Mountain Water Rat vs Ocellated Darner

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Boyeria grafiana

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Ocellated Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Ocellated Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Boyeria
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Boyeria grafiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Ocellated Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.