Mountain Water Rat vs Orange Disco

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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