Mountain Water Rat vs Rocky Mountain iris

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Iris missouriensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Rocky Mountain iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Rocky Mountain iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Iris
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Iris missouriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Rocky Mountain iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rocky Mountain iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Rocky Mountain iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rocky Mountain iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.