Mountain Water Rat vs Sallow Button

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Acleris
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.