Mountain Water Rat vs Red Campion

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Red Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Silene
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Red Campion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Campion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).