Mountain Water Rat vs Parnassus Dandelion

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Parnassus Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Parnassus Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Taraxacum
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.