Mountain Water Rat vs Red Rice

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Oryza punctata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Rice

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across India and Taiwan.