Mountain Water Rat vs Richards' Greenbottle

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Lucilia richardsi

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Richards' Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Lucilia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Richards' Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.