Mountain Water Rat vs Prickled ray

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Prickled ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rajidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Malacoraja
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Prickled ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickled ray