Mountain Water Rat vs Plain Plume

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Plain Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Hellinsia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).