Mountain Water Rat vs Pengua

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Macaranga mappa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Macaranga
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.