Mountain Water Rat vs Saunders's Tern

Baiyankamys habbema compared with Sternula saundersi

Key Differences

• Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient while Saunders's Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Water Rat	Saunders's Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Baiyankamys	Sternula
Species	Baiyankamys habbema	Sternula saundersi

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Water Rat and Saunders's Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Saunders's Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Water Rat	Saunders's Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Saunders's Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.