Mountain Water Rat vs Plain Gold

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Micropterix
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Plain Gold share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.