Mountain Water Rat vs Salted Shield Lichen

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Parmelia saxatilis

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Salted Shield Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Salted Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Parmelia
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Parmelia saxatilis

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Salted Shield Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Salted Shield Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salted Shield Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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