Mountain Water Rat vs Pied Cormorant

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Phalacrocorax varius

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Pied Cormorant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pied Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Phalacrocorax
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Phalacrocorax varius

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Pied Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pied Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Pied Cormorant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pied Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.