Mountain Water Rat vs Pectis

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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