Mountain Water Rat vs Rabbitear iris

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Iris laevigata

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Rabbitear iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Rabbitear iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Iris
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Iris laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rabbitear iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Rabbitear iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rabbitear iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).