Mountain Water Rat vs Redspored Dapperling

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Redspored Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Baiyankamys	Melanophyllum
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Redspored Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.