Mountain Water Rat vs Plum pine

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Podocarpus elatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Plum pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Podocarpus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.