Mountain Water Rat vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Usnea
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.