Mountain Water Rat vs Red Lauan

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Red Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Shorea
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Shorea negrosensis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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