Mountain Water Rat vs saltern ear

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Amphipoea fucosa

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while saltern ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	saltern ear
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Amphipoea
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Amphipoea fucosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

saltern ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	saltern ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltern ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.