Mountain Water Rat vs Rusty Snaketail

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Ophiogomphus
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.