Mountain Water Rat vs Sallow Pigmy

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Stigmella salicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Sallow Pigmy
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)	Nepticulidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Stigmella
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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