Mountain Water Rat vs Round ray

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Irolita waitii

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Round ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Irolita
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round ray